I am going shopping to buy a new TV. So far I have browsed thru Costco and Walmart. Walmart has some jammin’ prices. I already checked out some of the brands. Looking at LG, Phillips and Sony as they seem to have the best picture. I have had very good luck with Sony TV’s. Was not too impressed by Vizio and Samsung picture. My understanding is that Walmart TV’s are similar but with less features so the price is significantly better. Not too concerned about features, but should I be? The only thing I am really looking for is that it has to have built in streaming capabilities. So far all I have is Prime so I am going to need to add some others. Is there anything else I should consider? Like an add on speaker system? I really want to buy at Walmart due to the pricing but I’m afraid I am going to miss something that I would want.

I don’t see much use for the new QLED because I am just going to be streaming for the first couple of months. And I’m not sure the cable company here has the high res capabilities. Or am I wrong about this? While the super high res stuff is great, if the source isn’t capable I don’t want to pay the high price. I do not watch DVD’s or anything like that.

Any advice is much appreciated.

I went with Samsung TV and soundbar for awesome deal. Been happy with all of the features. One thing to look out for is the Walmart and Sam’s offerings usually have slightly less features. One I noticed was no Bluetooth for the soundbar.

I also checked out TCL. Seemed like excellent quality picture, esp for the price. I had a thread on it maybe 8-12 months ago.

I do like Sony, but their current offerings seemed overpriced to me. I had a Bravia for many years and loved it, but it was $$$

One of Costco's strategies is to have makers produce an "in-between" model that provides some of the top-end features and excludes some less-desired ones.  Then they give it an "in-between price" somewhere above the lower model and below the highest model.

This gives them a "hook" for the people not wanting to pay top dollar, as well as avoids the "price match" war.  If the model is unique to Costco, then you are stuck buying from them. 

it's akin to buying last year's model at close-out prices.  Saving money while giving up a few new features you may never care about is attractive.

I think Sony stopped playing that game.  Costco now caters to Samsung and LG -- or vice versa.  I had to go to Best Buy to get my daughter's Sony the last time I was in the market.

I also like the Sony picture better than most.  It's subjective.  Comes down to sharper image vs. more vivid colors.

The curved screen concept is great for PC monitors or for anyone sitting relatively close to the screen.  For a regular living room or family room set up, curved screens are not very useful.

If you watch a lot of sports, the 240mHz refresh is nice, but 120 is probably close enough.  A large display at 60 can appear choppy.  Faster refresh rates will smooth out the action.  That applies to action movies, too.

Basically, the bigger the screen, the more you'll benefit from higher refresh rates (60, 120, 240) and higher resolution (1080p, 4K, 8K).

As usual, read reviews on Amazon, Best Buy and Costco listings once you identify a model.  There are always people posting valuable info that may not be available from professional online reviews.

Your decision is going to be constrained by 3 things:

Budget
Screen size
Your opinion on display quality (subjective)

You can get the LG - 65" Class - OLED - C9PUA Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR at Best Buy (on sale at $300 off) for $2200.

Or, you can "upsize it" to 77" for $5000.

If you just want a really big home theater TV without all the latest tech, you can go with the LG - 82" Class - LED - UM8070PUA Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR for $1700.

You might be better off looking on Craig's List.  Lots of people move into larger/smaller places and want a different size TV.  Might find one less than a year old for half the going price.

I won't buy anything smaller than 40" now.  That's the smallest size you can hope to see any benefit from if using 4K quality source.  Anything smaller in size, and the higher resolution won't make the image much better.

With all the options out now, and more on the way every 6 months, you should set those budget and size parameters as I mentioned to cut the number of options down to a manageable list.  Then you can compare that group.

Have fun!!     

What's the point of having an 8k tv if you only got 1k eyeballs?

What's the point of having an 8k tv if you only got 1k eyeballs?

When the family comes over for Thanksgiving and The Super Bowl, ....

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The bigger the screen the more the definition matters (720, 1080, 4K)

Flat screen speakers  suck, even more when wall mounted.

Roku was best built in stream option followed by lg when I bought my last tv a year or so ago.

You need to have a budget in mind for recommendations

some TVs were so HD that the images looked too perfect.

some TVs were so HD that the images looked too perfect.

...
My kid has Sony tv that makes everything look like a soap opera.
Very weird.

Costco has a very good return policy

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Okay everyone, thanks for your input. I was thinking my budget was going to be in the $1,000-$1,200 range for a 65”. But after seeing the prices at Walmart I was stunned I could get a great picture for well under $800 and a decent picture for under $500. I’ll have to check out the refresh rates. I assume 120 is good for this size screen? Also, is it better to go with 8K over the 4K? I don’t see a lot of difference. But I was not paying much attention when I was looking the other day.

Yesterday I went down to Costco and picked up the TCL 65” Series 6 TV. I checked out the Samsung, LG and the Sony. While I thought the Samsung might have been a little better value I thought both the Sony and the TCL had better pictures. And I couldn’t tell the difference between the two pictures. One other advantage the TCL has over the Sony IMHO is that it has ROKU built in. I already use a ROKU device and I have an account already set up. Plus the setup of the TV was very quick, easy and simple due to this. I paid $500 for the TV and I couldn’t be happier. I also opted for the Bose sound bar. So far after 24 hours I am enjoying it immensely.

I opted to try out Hulu with the TV because I don’t have cable TV at the moment. So everything has to be streamed. I get all the networks I want along with some live TV as well. Plus we get to catch up on the shows we have missed over the last month due to all of the moving issues we had.

On a side note. When we arrived at Costco yesterday there is a sign that tells everyone what is out of stock at that time. And TP was not on the sign. So before we checked out I made a quick run to the TP isle and picked up an extra package. Just in case. While we were shopping this morning at a very large discount grocery store I noticed that there was choke TP available in numerous isles. Could it be that the run on TP is almost over?

Thanks to everyone that threw in some input for me. I really appreciate it.

Could it be that the run on TP is almost over?

Mebbe everyone is eating less and less crapping?

Mebbe everyone is eating less and less crapping?

FAKE NEWS! FAKE NEWS!   

I don't know about televisions so I asked my coworker.
He bought a samsung from costco and watches mostly streaming services.
But he also said that he got an antenna to catch the local stations with local news.

Yesterday I went down to Costco and picked up the TCL 65” Series 6 TV. I checked out the Samsung, LG and the Sony. While I thought the Samsung might have been a little better value I thought both the Sony and the TCL had better pictures. And I couldn’t tell the difference between the two pictures. One other advantage the TCL has over the Sony IMHO is that it has ROKU built in. I already use a ROKU device and I have an account already set up. Plus the setup of the TV was very quick, easy and simple due to this. I paid $500 for the TV and I couldn’t be happier. I also opted for the Bose sound bar. So far after 24 hours I am enjoying it immensely.

I opted to try out Hulu with the TV because I don’t have cable TV at the moment. So everything has to be streamed. I get all the networks I want along with some live TV as well. Plus we get to catch up on the shows we have missed over the last month due to all of the moving issues we had.

On a side note. When we arrived at Costco yesterday there is a sign that tells everyone what is out of stock at that time. And TP was not on the sign. So before we checked out I made a quick run to the TP isle and picked up an extra package. Just in case. While we were shopping this morning at a very large discount grocery store I noticed that there was choke TP available in numerous isles. Could it be that the run on TP is almost over?

Thanks to everyone that threw in some input for me. I really appreciate it.

$500 is an awesome price!  When I got my first HDTV it was a Bravia back in maybe 2007.  That thing has awesome clarity, but was also $$$.  TVs today are way higher quality picture and like 1/4 the price.  The 27" monitor that I am using to type up this reply was around $150 and way better than the "good" TV I had out of college. 

What shows do you have lined up?  I watched Season 1 of Ozarks.  Pretty interesting and entertaining to me. 

$500 is an awesome price!  When I got my first HDTV it was a Bravia back in maybe 2007.  That thing has awesome clarity, but was also $$$.  TVs today are way higher quality picture and like 1/4 the price.  The 27" monitor that I am using to type up this reply was around $150 and way better than the "good" TV I had out of college. 

What shows do you have lined up?  I watched Season 1 of Ozarks.  Pretty interesting and entertaining to me.

Believe it or not we don’t have any shows lined up yet. We are just trying to catch back up with all the regular TV we missed due to our move. We are 3 weeks behind. And we have been so busy with doctors and account moving and address changes and shopping for necessities we really have not watched much TV. Yesterday (Sunday) was our first full day with not much to do. This morning was filled with more account changes, seeding new bank accounts and then blood tests and shopping at Dollar Tree.

On a side note it hailed small kine this morning. 

Believe it or not we don’t have any shows lined up yet. We are just trying to catch back up with all the regular TV we missed due to our move. We are 3 weeks behind. And we have been so busy with doctors and account moving and address changes and shopping for necessities we really have not watched much TV. Yesterday (Sunday) was our first full day with not much to do. This morning was filled with more account changes, seeding new bank accounts and then blood tests and shopping at Dollar Tree.

On a side note it hailed small kine this morning. 

What kind of fertilizer are you gonna use for the seeds?

What kind of fertilizer are you gonna use for the seeds?

Bullshit!!!

Bullshit!!!

Well, then you're set!  You have a bountiful and life long supply available! 

Wait, not sure about the "quality level". . . 

 

Well, then you're set!  You have a bountiful and life long supply available! 

Wait, not sure about the "quality level". . . 

 

Quality is Da Kine!!!